The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is one of the largest university cooperation’s in the world, with almost 120 participating universities in the Baltic Sea Region, cooperating for education and research in Sustainable Development and Democracy.
The Baltic University Programme:
- is a network with 118 participating universities and other institutes of higher learning in the Baltic Sea region.
- focuses on questions of sustainable development, environmental protection, and democracy in the Baltic Sea region. The aim is to support the key role that universities play in this development.
- is an innovative network with the aim to enhance higher education both on a local and on an international level.
- arranges international university courses and teachers conferences, and supports interdisciplinary research cooperation and participation in trans-disciplinary projects with authorities and municipalities.
Organisation
The BUP is coordinated by the Baltic University Programme Coordinating Secretariat at Uppsala University in Sweden.
The BUP Finland is one of three Associate Secretariats within the Baltic University Programme. The Finnish Secretariat’s task is education.
The BUP Finland is also a National Centre, that coordinates the Finnish universities’ and polytechnics’ activities in the BUP network, such as students and teachers conferences.
More about the Baltic University Programme’s organisation.
Participating universities in Finland
At the beginning of 2025 the participating universities in Finland are:
Novia University of Applied Sciences
SAMK – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Åland University of Applied Sciences
This video gives a brief introduction to what The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is, what we do and how: